Category Archives: Sports

Mihailovic 'happy to continue season' with CF Montréal ahead of AZ Alkmaar transfer
MONTREAL - When news broke that CF Montral star Djordje Mihailovic would be moving to Dutch side AZ Alkmaar, there was very little surprise he was moving on. The transfer was officially announced on W...
Aug 25, 2022

Argonauts, Ticats set to square off for third time in four weeks
TORONTO - Following a one-week hiatus, linebacker Henoc Muamba and the Toronto Argonauts will again square off against their arch rivals. Toronto (4-5) hosts the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (3-7) at BMO Field...
Aug 25, 2022

New commissioner Mark Noonan excited about Canadian Premier League’s potential
While working in Ghana, Mark Noonan wanted to purchase land for a new soccer training ground. To close the deal, Noonan had to supply two bottles of peppermint schnapps, a case of beer, two canvas bag...
Aug 25, 2022

Quarterbacks O'Connor, Fajardo in the spotlight as Riders visit Lions
VANCOUVER - Three months after Nathan Rourke silenced skeptics with a breakout start to the season, the B.C. Lions will have another Canadian quarterback under centre when they host the Saskatchewan R...
Aug 25, 2022

Mike Babcock resigns as coach of University of Saskatchewan hockey team
SASKATOON - Former Toronto Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock has resigned as coach of the University of Saskatchewan's men's hockey team after just one season at the helm. The Saskatchewan Huskies announ...
Aug 25, 2022

Path is set as Fernandez, Andreescu look for another deep U.S. Open run
NEW YORK - Leylah Fernandez and Bianca Andreescu learned their first-round opponents at the 2022 U.S. Open Thursday as the Canadians look to make another deep run at the final tennis major of the seas...
Aug 25, 2022

Roussin, Kim clubhouse leaders at CP Women's Open; Szeryk low Canadian at 4 under
OTTAWA - France's Pauline Roussin and South Korea's A Lim Kim are the clubhouse leaders in the first round of the CP Women's Open. They both shot 5-under 66 at the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club in Thursda...
Aug 25, 2022

Canada will floor five NBA players in World Cup qualifier against Argentina
VICTORIA - Five NBA players highlight Canada's 12-man roster for the team's World Cup qualifying game Thursday night against Argentina. Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Detroit Pis...
Aug 25, 2022

Serena Williams’ 1st opponent at US Open is Danka Kovinic
NEW YORK (AP) - Serena Williams' first opponent at what is expected to be the last tournament of her career, the U.S. Open, will be Danka Kovinic. Win that, and Williams could face No. 2 seed Anett Ko...
Aug 25, 2022

Canada Olympic bobsled gold medallist Justin Kripps retiring
Canadian Olympic bobsled champion Justin Kripps is retiring. Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton announced in a Twitter post that the 35-year-old from Summerland, B.C., was calling it a career, along with two o...
Aug 25, 2022